Lyra thinks about stuff most people don't. She keeps most of those thoughts private, even from her girlfriend until Bon Bon prods her to tell her what she's thinking one late night in bed.

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Marianne Evergold is a kind-hearted girl with strange tastes, for she's the only person she knows whose favorite character is... Diamond Tiara. Snotty, bratty, childish, and vain? Perhaps. But she adored her all the same. The confidence with which Tiara carried herself was something she never had. In her eyes, Tiara was truly graceful and picturesque. And while she understood that drama needed a conspirator and Tiara was just the natural calling card for the show's writers, she never liked the idea that she was truly evil. So when the show ended its last season with her being turned to stone for her years of villainy and almost bringing Equestria to ruin... Mary could not accept it.

The only thing she could never understand was... why did they never give her a proper redemption? It always felt like they would. Yet they never did. And if by some miracle they ever did, she would never get to see it.

For she finds she awakes one day in the lands of the colorful Equestria. Far from home. So very far from friends. And so, so very far from family.

And in the horseshoes of Diamond Tiara herself, no less.

But at least she has a goal now. To save Tiara from that fate. Already with a history of bad blood halfway into the show, it would be no easy feat to redeem her as no one would allow her the opportunity after many years of treachery. But Mary vowed to never give up on Diamond Tiara and would keep to her promise come what may.

All while Tiara herself sat back silently in her mind, sealed from being able to take control of her own body again and watching it all unfold.

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Anon is a reporter for a fairly well-known paper, and while he's had some small successes, he's still looking for his big break. The kind of story that will define his career. After months of jumping through hoops, he finally lands an interview with the reclusive Princess of the Night, Luna herself. And there's only one issue he feels compelled to plumb the depths of.

A comedy entry in the Thousand Words Contest II Because I started and now I can't stop.

Growing up in Skyros, Opaline has always felt like the odd one out. Though she is an alicorn, she is ostracized by the only two other alicorns she knows: Celestia and Luna. Still grieving over the recent loss of her parents and desperate for acceptance and friendship, Opaline tries to win the approval of the princesses, who only turn up their noses at her.

Soon, the innocence in Opaline’s heart gives way to a darkness that will change everything.

When the sun rises, Canterlot will burn. That's what Moondancer has been hearing all night. She hates the false hope those words bring. They have failed her before.

Written for the A Thousand Words II contest, as Horror.

Special thank you's for Dewdrops on the Grass for pre-reading and EileenSaysHi for editing.

Marigold hasn't been a pony for a long time. Not since he got a hold of her. That's okay, though. There are worse things.

Written for the A Thousand Words Contest II in the experimental category. Find the other entries here!

Inspired by the Horslips song of the same name.

The tranquility of the town is interrupted by a chilling wind carrying a haunting melody, which engulfs the townsfolk in a mix of wonder and unease. The story follows Twilight Sparkle and her friends as they delve into the mystery of this strange wind and its unsettling yet beautiful melody.

After being stood up by Starlight and Trixie, Twilight arranges a do-over dinner with Celestia. Twilight insists that everything go perfectly this time.

Starlight promised it will. Unfortunately, Trixie has a firework on her head.

Written to be exactly 1000 words for the 1000 word contest (Comedy). Winner of Bicyclette's judge's prize.

Cover image made by me. Thanks again to SpoonierThanThou and Steady Gaze for pre-reading. Rated teen for references to bombs and potential death.

Featured 24/06/23

Translations: Ukrainian

This story is a sequel to Before the Night

A sequel to Before the Night. Bald Ostrich, consort and coltfriend to Princess Luna before her banishment, finds himself in modern day Equestria. Will the Royal Sisters remember him? Will adjusting to modern, Equestrian life be difficult for somepony who was once not a pony? This, is Dawn of a New Day

Potential CW: Toxic Relationships. However, if you're old enough to have social media, I don't think any of this would be inappropriate for you to read.

When Applejack moves in with Rarity, the two have a discussion of Rarity's past.